diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/qatomic.h b/src/corelib/thread/qatomic.h
index bbfc11f6c05..f9eacbf6f02 100644
--- a/src/corelib/thread/qatomic.h
+++ b/src/corelib/thread/qatomic.h
@@ -176,6 +176,9 @@ public:
     }
 #endif
     inline QAtomicPointer(const QAtomicPointer<T> &other) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
+#ifdef QT_BASIC_ATOMIC_HAS_CONSTRUCTORS
+        : QBasicAtomicPointer<T>()
+#endif
     {
         this->storeRelease(other.loadAcquire());
     }